Why go? Rivertown Lodge is the locavore embodiment of all things hygge, the Danish lifestyle concept for sociable comfort. Take your laptop and enjoy coffee by the potbelly stove, reward an afternoon meeting with cocktails, or impress colleagues at dinner. (Meeting rooms and catering are available for private events.)

WHEN TO GO: Open at 7 a.m., the lobby's living room areas, library reading nook, woodburning stoves and sun-yellow communal kitchen make it an inviting place to work or relax. Coffee ($3) and fresh-pressed orange juice ($5) are available all day. After noon, front-desk staff, trained in the tavern's bar program, pour local draft beer (Suarez, Sloop and Chatham Brewing), natural wines curated by Byron Bates of Goatboy Selections, and seasonal cocktails showcasing the house-made shrubs and bitters (cedar, pine, Douglas fir). The farm-to-table dinner menu, designed by Jean Adamson of Brooklyn's Vinegar Hill House, is available Thursday to Sunday, 5 to 10 p.m., and brunch on weekends, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.